Xuande

Chapter 405 The Possibility of the Son of Heaven's Defeat Exists

After Liu Bei finished speaking, Dong Fu was silenced.

After a while, Dong Fu stood up tremblingly and wanted to salute Liu Bei.

Liu Bei hurriedly supported Dong Fu.

"You are an elder, and you don't need to salute when you meet the emperor, let alone me? It's against the etiquette for you to do so. I should do the salute, right?"

"When facing people with knowledge and insights, it is natural to want to salute, and it has nothing to do with age."

Dong Fu shook his head, and said slowly: "The general is thousands of miles away, but he can see through the situation in Luoyang at a glance. With this kind of vision, it is meaningless for me to discuss the issue of Chenwei with the general.

So the theory of prophecy and weft can be put aside, then, general, the emperor has the idea of ​​abolishing the elders and erecting the younger, and he is about to put it into action. Bloodshed is inevitable. Does the general have any plans? "

Dong Fu opened the skylight to speak out, and Liu Bei didn't intend to hide anything.

"It is true that there will be a trend of instability in the world, but I think this instability can be controlled. I don't hope that this instability will eventually explode and irreversible things will happen. I hope that this instability can become the cause of great governance. The beginning, not the beginning of chaos."

Dong Fu pursed his lips and frowned.

"Does the general want to go back to Luoyang to stabilize the situation? Such a thing is too dangerous. The general's foundation in Luoyang is not deep. If you go rashly, it will be difficult to get good results."

"I have such an idea, but I haven't figured out how to do it. I'm making a plan. I can't just watch Luo Yang really bleed."

"General..."

Dong Fu thought for a while, then slowly said: "The general may not believe it, but I still want to say that I was watching the sky a few days ago, and I was surprised to find that Yizhou has the emperor's spirit. This is an extremely unusual thing. Now the general is in Yizhou, I... general..."

Dong Fu didn't finish his sentence, but left a very attractive blank, as if he wanted Liu Bei to start the topic.

But Dong Fu didn't expect that Liu Bei didn't open up the topic. Liu Bei looked up at Dong Fu, was silent for a while, and then spoke slowly.

"Mr. Dong, I don't recommend you to spread the word. The risk is too great."

"Of course I understand that this is not news that can be made public."

Dong Fu said in a low voice: "But I have indeed observed such a situation. I know the general does not believe in such things, but Yizhou is indeed a good place for great achievements. Gaozu set out from Hanzhong and took Yizhou as his foundation. , Competing for the world.

In today's Luoyang, corrupt officials are rampant, and there are sinners everywhere. They only do shameful things for the family's private interests, without any consideration for the safety of the people in the world, so that the flames of war are everywhere and the land is in a mess. This is a sign of something big going to happen , the general can see clearly, why can't he make a correct judgment? "

"What is a correct judgment?"

Liu Bei sighed: "Dong Gong's suggestion is that I stay in Yizhou and wait and see how the situation changes, but once the situation changes, it will be the time to decide the final winner, regardless of whether the winner is the emperor or not, the winner will control Luo Yang, holding the righteous name in his hand, commands the world.

Since ancient times, only names and utensils have been inseparable from others. Those who hold a righteous name in their hands will do everything right and sound. Those who do not have a righteous name will rebel if they want to resist, and they will become thieves.

Since ancient times, the will of the people has only been towards righteousness and fame, not chaos and thieves. How can a person who wants to achieve great things be a thief?And hand over the righteous name to others? "

Dong Fu took a deep breath, slowly digesting the meaning of Liu Bei's words.

Judging from his life experience of more than 80 years, the meaning of Liu Bei's words does not seem to be simple. Liu Bei's words seem to express that he has the ambition of the world.

Dong Fu thought about it, but decided to speak out all his thoughts.

"Today, there are four state shepherds in the world. The general is the Liangzhou shepherd. There are also Xuzhou shepherds, Qingzhou shepherds, and Yuzhou shepherds. The state shepherds are powerful and should not be easily given to others. The appointment of the state shepherds by the imperial court is to express to the people of the world. The imperial court has been unable to quell the rebellion, and needs to rely on local strength.

It is not surprising that such a thing happened in Liangzhou, and everyone in the world can understand it, but if the imperial court still has ambitions for the world, it should not have established the remaining three state shepherds. Prestige is almost unbearable.

Under the current circumstances, if the Son of Heaven can control Luoyang with a new army and eliminate disobedient ministers, the situation may be restored. However, when the Son of Heaven begins to recruit troops, the possibility of the Son of Heaven's defeat also exists. Once the Son of Heaven is defeated, the prestige of the court will It plummeted.

At that time, the state shepherds will not let it go, and the disobedient people who have lost the prestige and deterrence of the imperial court will also be eager to move. Now, this is too dangerous, does the general want to be that person? "

After hearing this, Liu Bei pondered for a while, then smiled.

"Isn't it possible for the Son of Heaven to win?"

Dong Fu thought about it, shook his head, and smiled.

"The Son of Heaven recruits troops and forms a new army. There are relatively few people he can rely on, and most of them are related to eunuchs. Before I left Luoyang, I even heard rumors that the Son of Heaven would hand over the commander of the new army to an eunuch. Can the army win the battle?
What's more, the emperor won, and the elders were abolished and the younger ones established. How does this make the courtiers in the world think of the emperor?Originally, the Son of Heaven was from the Xiaozong to the Dazong, but now he wants to abolish the elders and establish the younger ones. This is a matter of complete disregard for ethics. This will make people in the world feel bad for the Emperor. Can the Emperor win? "

When Dong Fu said this, the word "Jian Shuo" instantly appeared in Liu Bei's mind.

Indeed, handing over the army to the command of eunuchs is indeed something Liu Hong can do.

And there are not many emperors who can do such a thing in history, Liu Hong is one, and Song Huizong is one.

These two are well-known negative teaching materials, with a profound legacy and a bad reputation.

But Liu Bei really didn't think that the new army established by Liu Hong couldn't fight, he just chose a little less.

In contrast, Liu Bei still feels that the current situation in Luoyang is more important.

After Liu Bei left Luoyang, the overall situation of the Luoyang court and the whole world did not move in a stable direction, but deteriorated further.

Before Liu Bei left, the struggle between modern and ancient prose was still the mainstream, and Luoyang's struggle was only Luoyang's struggle, not beyond the scope of power struggle.

But with the outbreak of the Hedong crisis and the final messy ending, everything is moving in an unexpected direction.

The outbreak of the Hedong crisis and the final messy ending dealt a huge blow to the prestige of the Luoyang court.

Zhang Yan's successful turnaround operation gave a huge stimulus to the ambitious people all over the world. Although the Luoyang court played awe-inspiring in the battle of Liangzhou, it can't hold on for a while.

The subsequent second outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising is a clear proof of the instability of the world.

Corrupt officials from all walks of life and the "group of sages" who only care about the private affairs of the family will not wholeheartedly help the Luoyang court to stabilize the world. world.

At the same time, while the world was unstable, drastic changes took place within the Luoyang court following a series of events, and the political situation went from barely balanced to collapsed.

Yes, the stable situation of the original eunuch group, the modern literature school and the ancient literature school within the Luoyang court collapsed completely with the outbreak of the Hedong crisis and could not be maintained any longer.

Among them, it is worth noting that the Jinwen School has already gone into decline.

(End of this chapter)